Inside a Toshiba STOR.E Canvio 3tb USB3 SATA drive
I recently purchased an HP n54l microserver. Following this post, I’ll be writing about how I’ve set it up and configured it. But to start, I thought I’d write about the drives I’m putting inside it....
View ArticleHP ProLiant n54l BIOS modification guide – Allow Hot-Plug SATA and 5th SATA port
This article describes how to perform a BIOS modification on the HP n54l microserver. Firstly, I’ll list the two reasons why I wanted this modification, then I’ll list the steps required to carry it...
View ArticleAllow Hot-Swap SATA and 5th SATA port full speed on HP N54l Proliant Microserver
This is a guide to make changes to the HP ProLiant N54l Microserver BIOS to enable Hot-Swapping of drives and enable the motherboard (5th) SATA port to run at full speed. Before following this guide,...
View ArticleHP ProLiant N54l Power Consumption
There is a lot of discussion about the new N54l microserver at the moment, but little information on how much power it consumes under normal use. The power supply included with the server is 150W. But...
View ArticleAdditional Language Store in Magento
The default install of Magento only includes one language. This post describes how to install an additional language pack to localise the store in another language. This post assumes you have basic...
View ArticleMoving a Magento shop from one server to another
I had some issues recently when moving a Magento based e-commerce website from one server to another so thought I’d present the best guide I could, taking advice from a variety of different sources...
View ArticleMODx – Sending an email to registered users when resource is published
I’ve recently been working on a project which required an email to be sent to registered users when an article is added. The context of this project is a classified jobs board. Articles are repurposed...
View ArticleHow to create a password protected gallery in MODx
Before I launch into this, a bit of a background. I had a client who wanted to be able to upload images to their website in galleries, some of which were to have password protection placed on them....
View Article‘Delete Account’ for a web user in MODx when using the Login plugin
Login is a MODx plugin that allows front-end login capabilities for users. The existing guides are great, which cover most aspects of a basic account system. The first Basic Setup leaves you with the...
View ArticleCreating a 2×2 PiWall Video Wall Display with Raspberry Pis
PiWall. A UDP multicast solution for creating a large array of monitors to show a video source. The solution consists of an array of monitors, each connected to a Raspberry Pi. A ‘master’ device...
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